(Leslie’s Rose wins the G1 Ashland Stakes at Keeneland on Friday / All Pictures by Coady Pictures)
From the Keeneland Media Team / Amy Owens:
Quotes for the $600,000 Central Lender Ashland (G1)
Click in this article for a replay of the race and the publish-race interview with profitable connections.
Todd Pletcher (successful trainer of Leslie’s Rose)
On bringing her to the Central Bank Ashland soon after finishing 3rd as the major beloved in the March 2 Davona Dale (G2) Introduced by FanDuel at Gulfstream Park
“We did not drop any assurance in her. She did not have a terrific journey that working day. I assume she received a excellent instruction. It was the first time she’d been in that state of affairs. You could see turning for household (jockey) Irad (Ortiz Jr.) had an opportunity to go into a tight spot, and she just wasn’t professional enough to do that at that time. But we weren’t down on her, she arrived back again, she breezed fantastically, so we claimed, ‘Let’s just adhere to the activity plan’ and I’m glad we did.”
On his self confidence heading into the Kentucky Oaks-G1
“She’s usually been a higher-excellent filly. She’s constantly trained like she needs to operate for a longer period and I think she proved that these days, acquiring the opportunity to go two turns and finishing with excellent vitality. So, fingers crossed.”
Irad Ortiz Jr. (winning rider)
“She broke so good. I experienced a couple horses with velocity outside the house, and they broke better than me, so right after that I had to sit off appropriate powering them. She taken care of it very effectively. Previous time (in the Davona Dale) she did the same thing, so I was not worried to be at the rear of the pace. I just bided my time. She was touring gorgeous each individual action of the way. At the quarter pole I was ready to hit a equipment and she was completely ready. She stored galloping out soon after the wire. We’re really pleased with her.”
Bill Mott (coach of winner Just F Y I, who finished second)
“She received off a tick slow down the backside. (Jockey Junior Alvarado) said it took about two jumps to get her feet underneath her down the bottom, but there was some visitors in entrance of her. When he asked her to end up on the change for residence, she finished (perfectly) but we most likely needed to knock the rust off a very little little bit. She has been (unraced) for 5 months.
“She beat some good fillies (currently). We did not earn but our second principal objective was to get a race in her and have her completely ready for the subsequent a single. So I am not thoroughly upset.
“She got beat, but I can give some motives for that. The Kentucky Oaks has been the strategy all along, so I see no motive not to do that.
Just F Y I is scheduled to return to Churchill Friday night.
Junior Alvarado (rider of Just F Y I)
“She finished fairly great. I was really satisfied with her she has not run in virtually five months so I was quite delighted with the energy these days. We’re operating to the up coming race, the Kentucky Oaks. Ideally, she must be even more durable there.”
Florent Geroux (rider of 3rd-area finisher Impel)
“Great journey. I assumed I was in a fantastic spot, but I bought run down at the stop.”
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